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117August 1958
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Batman #117

DC · August 1958 · on sale 1958-06-05

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Series
Batman (DC, 1940 series)
Issue
#117
Publication date
August 1958
Key date
1958-08-00
On-sale date
1958-06-05
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Manhunt in Outer Space!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray Burnley; letters: Ira SchnappBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
2The Mystery of the Batman Buscomic story8pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bennet Carson (villain, citizen committee head); The Red Gloves Gang (villains); The Joker (villain, flashback); The Harbor Pirates (villains, flashback)
3-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffWarden Willis
5Wanted: A Pal!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Lou Cameron; inks: Lou Cameron; letters: Ira SchnappFrankie; Bob
6Bruce Wayne -- Batmancomic story8pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Club Committee [Upton; Kenton; Connors; Wilson; Masters]; Eddie Luden (villain); Luden's gang [Joey; others unnamed] (villains)
7-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
9Underground Partnerstext article1letters: typesetRay Barry; Ben Shaw; Lt. Paddy Moran
10Manhunt in Outer Spacecomic story10script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Pat GordonBatman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Chief Inspector Tutian (Universal Policeman); Eddie Marrow (villain, interplanetary criminal); Gar (villain, alien crook)

Plus 5.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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